According to reports from Japan, a spokesperson for Sega has indicated that
the North American version of Shen Mue will have subtitles, instead of re-recording
digitized speech in the game, although a final decision has not been made.

What does this mean for Joe RPGamer? It means North American gamers will
probably get to enjoy a near perfect translation of the game. Or we might end
up with another Nike commercial fiasco.